Q&A

So, Jill, what are you doing this summer?
Well, I just quit my job and I'm leaving for Mexico to serve the missionaries at the Roca Blanca mission base.
Really? Where is this place in Mexico?
As you can see on the map, it is just south of Acapulco. It's a great mission base and bible school and it's right on the coast.
What will you be doing there?
Everything! Our church is sending 21 people as a short term team to do some construction and medical clinics. After the team leaves, Matt Schilb and I will stay and work on the base. We will be helping the missionaries with the construction of a church and we will also be traveling into the mountains with them to reach the indigenous people.
What do you mean traveling into the mountains? Isn't this place on the beach?
Yes, the Base is. The missionaries travel in the back of a cattle truck for 6-8 hours to reach the people in the mountains. Then they stay at a smaller "base" in El Mosco. Aaron and his wife Jenny live in this village and they are working on building fish ponds to raise Tilapia so there will be food during the dry season when the people can't grow crops.
How long will you be there?
We will come back sometime in December.
Do you need any special shots for this?
Just the usual. Typhoid, Tetanus, and Hep A. I'm also taking some anti-malarial medicine that makes me really sick.
Will you be able to make phone calls and get online?
I think so. Occasionally we will have to travel into the nearest town, Puerto Escondido, to shop and do laundry and we can use the phones and computers there.
Wow, Jill. It sounds great. Are you scared at all?
Not really. I'm a little nervous about packing everything but mostly I'm really excited. I can't wait to tell everyone what's going on down in Mexico. Please keep in touch. I'll talk to you soon!